Knox County, IL has a population of 52,112 people with a median age of 42.1 and a median household income of $39,976. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Knox County, IL declined from 52,447 to 52,112, a -0.64% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,800 to $39,976, a 0.44% increase.

The population of Knox County, IL is 83.9%White, 8.3%Black, and 5.3%Hispanic. 5.18% of the people in Knox County, IL speak a non-English language, and 98.5% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Knox County, IL are Carl Sandburg College, with 535 graduates, Knox College, with 376 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.

The median property value in Knox County, IL is $80,400, and the homeownership rate is 66.7%. Most people in Knox County, IL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Knox County, IL is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Knox County, IL is $39,976. Males in Knox County, IL have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $38,775. The income inequality of Knox County, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.481 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Knox County, IL have a median annual income of $39,976, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Knox County, IL compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Knox County, IL was Census Tract 014 with a value of $68,819, followed by Census Tract 002 and Census Tract 012, with respective values of $58,258 and $56,573.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Knox County, IL colored by their Median Household Income.

18.8% of the population in Knox County, IL (47,891 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Male 6-11 and then Female 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Knox County, IL is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Knox County, IL declined at a rate of -0.41%, from 21,563 employees to 21,475 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Knox County, IL, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Educational Services. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Knox County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Knox County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Knox County, IL. In Knox County, IL the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 67 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,250. St. Clair County, IL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Illinois.

The closest comparable data for the county of Knox County, IL is from the public use microdata area of Knox, Stark, Bureau, Marshall & Woodford Counties PUMA, IL.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Knox County, IL residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Illinois. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Knox County, IL were $9,250 in 2014, but $9,473 in 2013. These numbers represent a -2.35% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Knox County, IL are $$338 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Knox County, IL compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Knox County, IL between the ages of 65 and 75 had 498 eye exams, 626 hemoglobin tests, and 605 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 586 women in Knox County, IL between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 440 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Hardin County, IL has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 13%, the highest value of any county in Illinois. This represents a 4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Alexander County, IL has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 22.2%, the highest value of any county in Illinois. This represents a -6.72% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 23.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, St. Clair County, IL has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 14.5, the highest rate of any county in Illinois. This represents a -9.94% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 16.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Knox County, IL is home to a population of 52,112 people, from which 98.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Knox County, IL is composed of 43,744White residents (83.9%), 4,327Black residents (8.3%), 2,763Hispanic residents (5.3%), 671Two+ residents (1.29%), and 418Asian residents (0.8%). The most common foreign languages in Knox County, IL are Spanish (1,421 speakers), French (264 speakers), and African Languages (195 speakers), but compared to other places, Knox County, IL has a relative high number of French (264 speakers), African Languages (195 speakers), and Scandinavian (16 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Knox County, IL was 42.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42.3, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 34.3. But people in Knox County, IL are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Knox County, IL residents was 41.5.

As of 2015, 98.5% of Knox County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Knox County, IL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Knox County, IL compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 10.1 times more White residents (43,744 people) in Knox County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4,327Black and 2,763Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Knox County, IL as a share of the total population.

2,566 of Knox County, IL citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Knox County, IL was Spanish. 2.73% of the overall population of Knox County, IL are native Spanish speakers. 0.51% speak French and 0.37% speak African Languages, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Knox County, IL has a relatively high number of residents that are native French speakers. In 2015, there were 264 native French speakers living in Knox County, IL, approximately 1.25 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Knox County, IL awarded 911 degrees. The student population of Knox County, IL is skewed towards females, with 348 male students and 563 female students. Most students in Knox County, IL are White (664 and 72.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (70 and 7.68%), Black or African American (46 and 5.05%), and Two or more races (26 and 2.85%). The largest universities in Knox County, IL by number of graduates are Carl Sandburg College (535 and 58.7%), Knox College (376 and 41.3%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Knox County, IL are General Economics (39 and 4.28%), General Education (34 and 3.73%), and Creative Writing (28 and 3.07%). The median tuition costs in Knox County, IL are N/A for private four year colleges, and $41,094 and $41,094 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Knox County, IL were White. These 664 graduates mean that there were 9.5 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 70 graduates.

The median property value in Knox County, IL is $80,400, which is 0.41 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value decreased from $80,800 to $80,400, a -0.5% increase. The homeownership rate of Knox County, IL is 66.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Knox County, IL have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Knox County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,976

Median Household Income

±$1,529

21,301

Number of Households

±474

In 2015, the median household income of the 21,301 households in Knox County, IL grew to $39,976 from the previous year's value of $39,800.

The following chart displays the households in Knox County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Knox County, IL declined to $80,400 from the previous year's value of $80,800.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Knox County, IL compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Knox County, IL the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Knox County, IL distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Knox County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Knox County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Knox County, IL have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Knox County, IL have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Knox County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Knox County, IL compared to its parent geographies.